Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower; Radical: Inner (jiōng)
Kangxi strokes: 6; Page 129, Entry 09
According to Book of Rhymes (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), the fanqie pronunciation is gu wǎ qiè, with the sound of guǎ.
Book of Etymology (Shuōwén Jiězì) states: To remove the flesh from a person and place their bones.
Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) also states: Also written as guǎ.
Rhyme Compendium (Yùnhuì) also states: Sometimes also written as líng.